hoodlum

n.

1. A gangster; a thug.
2. A tough, often aggressive or violent youth.

[Origin unknown.]

hoodlumism hood'lum·ism n.

noun

1. A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire: ruffian, thug, tough. Informal hooligan. Slang goon, gorilla, hood. See attack/defend, crimes.
2. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions: mug, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough. Informal toughie. Slang hood, punk. See attack/defend, crimes.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an aggressive and violent young criminal
  Synonyms: hood, goon, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bølle

Nederlands (Dutch)
gangster, vandaal, nozem, vechtersbaas

Français (French)
n. - vandale, loubard, (US) truand, escroc

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rowdy

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αλήτης, (ΗΠΑ, καθομ.) απόβρασμα της κοινωνίας, κακοποιός, γκάνγκστερ

Italiano (Italian)
teppista

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bandido (m) (encapuzado)

Русский (Russian)
хулиган, бандит

Español (Spanish)
n. - matón, gamberro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - gangster, ligist

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无赖, 流氓

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無賴, 流氓

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불량자, 깡패

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - よた者, 暴力団員, 不良

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) السفاح, عضو في عصابه اجراميه, قاطع طريق ألخ, حديث السن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פושע מסוכן, בריון‬

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